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Waste Expert Answers Garbage Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED
Everyone’s favorite garbage nerd, Meredith Danberg-Ficarelli, is here to answer the internet’s burning (well, maybe we’ll ease up on the burning) questions about waste. Why don’t we just throw all our garbage into a volcano? What does zero waste actually mean? Does recycling actually do anything? Meredith answers all these questions and much, much more!…
C.T. Grell
April 13, 2022 at 6:46 pm
jesus pls don’t flush down the toilet food! it will clog it!
Amanda Z
April 13, 2022 at 6:52 pm
I have to say the volcano idea was pretty brilliant at first sight
Ben Bishop
April 13, 2022 at 6:54 pm
If your compost smells like ammonia something is very wrong. You probably can’t continue to compost it.
Mr. Incognito
April 13, 2022 at 7:21 pm
@1:32 oh so when it comes to talking about burning waste in a volcano we suddenly want to talk about waste and value….of garbage?? why are we filling up wasteland instead of thinking about the amount of waste an value we could be using the for instead
The Frog
April 13, 2022 at 7:50 pm
Sorry I’m laughing maybe cause I’m French, but why not having a porcelain cup or so (that Starbuck or whatever coffee franchise is selling you for an outrageous price) instead of having a carton/paper cup. Just saying… And by the way why can’t you go in a regular cafe serving coffee in normal cup.
Robin Miller
April 13, 2022 at 7:54 pm
Should you compost fast food?
brad brad
April 13, 2022 at 8:07 pm
Bunch of scam artist, it dose not matter if you burn wood or it decomposes naturally it still releases its carbon stores back into the atmosphere.
Gideon Amnell
April 13, 2022 at 8:30 pm
Isn’t zero waste just major constipation?
Tom Praytor
April 13, 2022 at 8:40 pm
She makes me want to pollute.
Toucan
April 13, 2022 at 9:03 pm
Me: Cool video
Also me: answers GARBAGE question * smirks*
burre01
April 13, 2022 at 9:12 pm
incineration is the best thing, just burn it hot enough and dioxins and other stuff dont matter.
David McCarthy
April 14, 2022 at 12:38 am
Very energy intensive which reduces the value of it.
Glurg Fluurgen
April 13, 2022 at 9:32 pm
3:30 – Despite the syntax of the tweet, it seems clear to me that Brit was complaining about adults who can’t even manage to throw a plastic bottle into a separate bag. Instead it was presented as Brit declaring to the world that she’s an adult who can’t even manage to throw a plastic bottle into a separate bag. If I was Brit and saw this, I’d be livid.
Austin Lubetkin
April 13, 2022 at 10:04 pm
I once tried to design a zero waste pathway that used plant waste incineration for both cooking and to make lye for soap
V4N1TY
April 13, 2022 at 10:27 pm
On the volcanoes thing, its also just generally a bad idea to drop stuff into them, because it can destabilize them and make them erupt sooner than they should
GamerbyDesign
April 13, 2022 at 10:34 pm
Garbage nerd? Well that’s a new one.
TheTheBest
April 13, 2022 at 10:50 pm
She’s awesome
Jonathan Geffen
April 13, 2022 at 10:57 pm
Such an eloquent expert! It was a pleasure listening to her speak. A real revelation as well in regard to how recycling works!
Andrew Rothman
April 13, 2022 at 11:04 pm
Where I live, they only recycle cans, jars, bottles, and paper. If the opening is larger than the container, they’ll take it, but anything else… produce packaging, sour cream containers, etc.… is trash.
lovelywaz
April 14, 2022 at 12:03 am
Wired has come to this now? … Answering a bunch of “Garbage” questions 🤨🤨
Luca
April 14, 2022 at 12:08 am
tf is she wearing
h7hj59fh3f
April 14, 2022 at 12:42 am
“Some things probably shouldn’t be made” was doing a lot of the heavy lifting in that response. The example of an aluminum can is often used, but it’s the outlier and not even remotely representative of a typical “recyclable” product.
Chris
April 14, 2022 at 12:52 am
That dude really @ Donald Trump about launching garbage into space. Amazing.
Sapphire 26
April 14, 2022 at 1:04 am
This was fascinating, I would gladly listen to her talk for hours
G_Sensei
April 14, 2022 at 1:18 am
Our problem is not trash but recycling because trash is the byproduct of underdeveloped recycling technology
c1dv1c1ous
April 14, 2022 at 1:20 am
As a maintenance man, please don’t flush anything down the toilet that doesn’t equal the size and consistency of poo. Also baby wipes are not flushable, no matter what the packaging may claim.
Christain Carvalho
April 14, 2022 at 8:51 pm
What if we make a huge submarine that sinks deep into vulcanos so it can deposit the trash there, and then come back to the surface?
Nathalie
April 14, 2022 at 8:52 pm
I love nerds, being one myself, but I never knew I would love a garbage nerd XD
sanjuansteve
April 14, 2022 at 9:02 pm
Imagine how much sewage was in the flood waters of hurricane Sandy in Queens for ex……
Purplexed
April 14, 2022 at 9:10 pm
Ok americans, I’m sorry… I kinda get how recycling is such a scary thing for you
BG SWAGGINS
April 14, 2022 at 9:33 pm
She’d be such a cool freakin professor haha
Sairin13
April 14, 2022 at 9:42 pm
One of the cool things I saw was about making building materials out of waste, for example bricks or insulation, I know it’s not something that is able to be done with all types of wastebut the concept is so cool that it would be great to see it be developed further
Naomi McIlvaine
April 14, 2022 at 9:44 pm
This woman and I would love me…because I’m trash. lol.
Miss LoLo
April 14, 2022 at 9:54 pm
I have that same small blue recycling bin (no lid) next to my trash can in my kitchen (lid) and 9/10 my guests will still put trash in my recycling. Smh!
Daniel Loibl
April 14, 2022 at 10:08 pm
I think this “interview” was scripted. No questions about american manufacturing Culpability. Also note that Sweden burns quite a large amount of trash and has since WW2.
Maggie Belfield
April 14, 2022 at 10:13 pm
bro when she explained composting i actually understood! thats a good teacher right there
Tony T
April 14, 2022 at 10:33 pm
Cut the trash talk.
James Anthony Tomlinson
April 14, 2022 at 10:39 pm
On the note of compost, I would have explained “brown” and “green” a bit more.
Tata Box
April 14, 2022 at 10:46 pm
The YouTube algorithm wants me to believe that Dua Lipa has a secret crush on me.
The purpose of the belief is to pump me for engagement.
The algorithm feeds me ideas about who is talking to me and if I take them seriously I’ll spend time on YouTube.
Dua Lipa has no interest in me.
Mike Sannitti
April 14, 2022 at 11:06 pm
I kinda think you can’t put the honus on consumers to recycle or choose environmentally friendly products. They will always overwhelmingly choose what is most cheap and convenient, which is how capitalism works. Recycling needs to be done for all waste, so we need government run sifting which already happens since a lot of “wrong” things get into Recycling. Meanwhile companies and governments need to make sure all products available to the public are responsibly made and didposed of responsibly. That’s the reason why governments exist.
Eddy B
April 14, 2022 at 11:14 pm
I have to say, I love the watermelon sweater!
Daemon C
April 14, 2022 at 11:45 pm
Zero waste is big companies selling their trash to small companies so they can claim the zero waste holier than thou medal while hiding their waste under smaller companies that don’t care.
MrLumie
April 15, 2022 at 12:11 am
Well that was a heap of garbage. Nice job.
Ally Claar
April 15, 2022 at 12:15 am
What kind of credentials do you have to be her?
mjs28s
April 15, 2022 at 12:24 am
Interesting but there are lots of ‘feeling’ type words.
Great to recycle and do what we can to keep the planet clean but to over analyze it so much as to call recycling a respect of the time and resources, etc. is a bit of a stretch.
Yes, I recycle and any thoughts to time of production or labor never entered the picture.
Michael G
April 15, 2022 at 12:50 am
I bet she loves saying to people that she’s a “waste management consultant” 🤣🔥
Debbie Flaherty
April 15, 2022 at 12:58 am
I don’t feel like such a dork…. Dumping garbage into volcanos came to my mind a while back.
It would incinerate the moment it touched the molten lava.
Tomos Halsey
April 15, 2022 at 12:59 am
13:44 A friend of mine in junior high got picked for “Slime Time Live” and they said the slime buckets they won were applesauce with green dye.
ollie pop
April 15, 2022 at 1:03 am
This is what it sounds like to be brainwashed and have no clue….. also she talks about food a lot
KMichelle Argus
April 15, 2022 at 1:11 am
Where I live they just drive the recycling to the dump.
tenou213
April 15, 2022 at 1:28 am
Cool. Very admirable attitude when approaching such an over-encompassing goal.
Isn’t there some species of collection of bacteria that can sanitize or pre-process garbage dumps?
mike Giumento
April 15, 2022 at 7:23 pm
Soo Megan I love tell the dirty Truth about recycling and waste..
but how come you hide the truth of your state your water’s waste is not because of waste water it’s a small part it’s because you gather all that trash that your state collects puts it on fairies so overfill that they’re dumping trash into the river. to be transported to New Jersey so that New Jersey can ship it to my hometown! Where are landfill was supposed to support our community to 2075 but New Jersey and New York has been shipping’s so much trash infact we need three expansions and now the tallest thing we see is the trash mountain you should come down here and smell on hot summer day 😜 and not only that officials and lawyers hired by New York’s and New Jersey municipal recycling and lawyers with a mob connect local family companies has hold any opposition up at court and had made certain meetings close to the communities
Dawert26
April 15, 2022 at 7:23 pm
The thing that always confuses me is people stubbornly sticking to single use plastic and literally paying more for a usually way worse product.
You can buy a reusable grocery bag that is way bigger, no risk of breaking, and 1000x cheaper than depending on plastic bags, and people still refuse????
I currently spend $0 a month on period products since I switched to period panties and cups. And I am so happy
David
April 15, 2022 at 7:27 pm
ok so they dont believe depreciation. the value is mostly used up by the time it gets trashed. unless you can recycle but that was apparently invented by big manufacturing to lower concerns and backlash about this issue so it’s a joke.
Mr Ghost
April 15, 2022 at 7:37 pm
recycling is not a joke, what are you on about? conspiracy nutter much?
Bryan Guerra
April 15, 2022 at 7:36 pm
She’s actually so cool.
Ruutukissa
April 15, 2022 at 7:41 pm
In Finland we burn our waste that can’t be sorted but the smoke is filtered and cleaned.
Jordan Cowan
April 15, 2022 at 7:56 pm
I hope by changing the economy – You don’t mean by further restricting an already restricted free market.
Harsesis Hok'tar
April 15, 2022 at 8:11 pm
She reminds me of something Stewie said.
zypity
April 15, 2022 at 8:24 pm
Anything that was once alive can be composted… plastic is made out of crude oil (most of the time), crude oil is – in essence – decomposed, heated and pressurized ancient plant/animal material turned liquid over millenia… so plastic is compostable?
Daniel Smith
April 15, 2022 at 8:25 pm
Her voice and speech patterns made me think I was listening to Elizabeth Holmes in “The Dropout” 😅
TacoXL
April 15, 2022 at 8:29 pm
She was great!
chrispysaid
April 15, 2022 at 8:30 pm
My question is, why is there so much evidence of people circumventing the recycling process who are at the foundation of said process? Why do you see so many dump workers tossing recycling in with the garbage to go to the landfill? Why do you see so many recycling plants getting rid of so much material rather than doing their job and recycling it?
ehwren
April 15, 2022 at 8:42 pm
our “recycling” program literally just mixes the garbage and recyclables at the facility
no no
April 15, 2022 at 8:42 pm
great video! i have a question but don’t have a twitter. leaving here for the possibility of a second video. in what percentage i am changing things when i am buying non-synthetic clothing, using reusable cup, composting kitchen waste etc. bcs i feel like it does no difference at all compared to corporate waste. where i am, people usually make fun of you when you care for stuff like that since it is obvious that you cannot change anything. thank you.
Dustin VanKeuren
April 15, 2022 at 8:49 pm
2:20 we make all kinda of things to throw away. Way more than we should.
Gratitude Ranch
April 15, 2022 at 9:29 pm
Space junk- already way too much garbage around our planet. People have no idea. It actually damages space stations and satellites often.
Jason Christiansen
April 15, 2022 at 9:30 pm
Ummm then why do we send our garbage to asia?…….
KinNectar
April 15, 2022 at 9:34 pm
Don’t flush oils or greasy foods down the toilet! Fatbergs are a serious issue, and it is irresponsible to suggest disposing of food waste in this way! This is literally costing water districts millions of dollars a year, not to mention causing people’s sewer connections to back up into their houses!
Nico Soco
April 15, 2022 at 9:54 pm
I love her smile when she is smelling what was previously garbage. We need more of her on this planet.
Katie Harte
April 15, 2022 at 9:58 pm
What a garbage video
Paul DuJardin
April 15, 2022 at 10:20 pm
Amazon can also pay the warehouse workers more, and hire more workers.
djblast101
April 15, 2022 at 10:23 pm
Burn pit kill others slowly.
Cody Westlind
April 15, 2022 at 10:26 pm
Space elevator for garbage!!??
Andrea finella Tamayo
April 15, 2022 at 10:49 pm
Wow so interesting ! I think we all need to know a lot more about waste to help the earth !
Joan E D
April 15, 2022 at 11:03 pm
Bless Meredith and all those beautiful souls who change this world for the better. I need to follow her amazing job on Social Media 💖
Erica Gamet
April 16, 2022 at 12:47 am
I would pay a little more on each amazon shipment to have only recyclable/compostable materials used in my packages. I live in Seattle and we have residential commercial compost pickup. I hate having plastic anything used for a one time shipment.
Austin Tgod
April 16, 2022 at 7:53 pm
The volcano waste disposal seem like a good idea.
May not be that safiest one around but still better then burning or throwing it in the sea.
Barry Bergin
April 16, 2022 at 8:01 pm
She is effing Adorable full of knowledge great video!!!
StuntMan
April 16, 2022 at 8:01 pm
you could just not buy starbucks
LeCrenn
April 16, 2022 at 8:26 pm
Fantastic video. There’s a ton of useful information here, presented in a fun way.
David Kostreva
April 16, 2022 at 8:45 pm
any solution that says we can’t accept any alternate solutions is already doomed to fail.
OnePeguin
April 16, 2022 at 8:48 pm
Your disrespecting the thing
Plastic: ah yes I’m useless as can be and I’ll stick around for hundreds of generations
Æthrya
April 16, 2022 at 8:59 pm
“Back in my day _waste experts_ were mobsters. That’s just the way it was. I remember Tino and Joe were my garbage guys growing up. Never once did I hear them complain about their job—and these guys picked up garbage for a living for Chrissake. As far as their boss, these guys were no kidding actual mob bosses. True gentlemen though. You see these guys in the street and they were the guys handing out candy to the kids in the neighborhood and would have of their dads whacked the next day and be out next week doing the same thing. It was a wild time back then in New York. There wasn’t one thing the mob didn’t have wrapped around their finger.” Nicky “Stilts” Compagne
Justa Burger
April 16, 2022 at 9:20 pm
Stop making junk and start making quality goods like we used to have, then we won’t have to throw everything away.
Alicia Howse
April 16, 2022 at 9:43 pm
Takeout cups like the Starbucks cup shown here are compostable in some areas! It is worth checking within your local area! 🙂
Mr. Shack
April 16, 2022 at 9:49 pm
I knew there’d be a “why don’t we blast it into space” question! smh
꧁CZ꧂
April 16, 2022 at 10:15 pm
recycling is good if that thing is really recycled instead of being shipped to Asia and burned.
Hououin Kyouma
April 16, 2022 at 10:18 pm
Is anything really ‘waste’ or something we just don’t know how to use
Foxxy
April 16, 2022 at 10:21 pm
“I’m a waste expert and garbage nerd.”
I see.. So you must have heard of my ex.?
Samantha
April 16, 2022 at 10:45 pm
Volcanoes would burn stuff
ZombiZohm
April 16, 2022 at 10:54 pm
Interesting answer about the volcano except volcanoes spew noxious gas anyway so no change there and there’s no reason to live near a volcano so no issue there, and basically they say they can’t do it not because it’s not feasible but because it might hurt someone’s feelings
Ryan Smiley
April 16, 2022 at 11:22 pm
I’m glad garbage nerds exist.
banky
April 17, 2022 at 12:19 am
Our waste is yet another product of the earth, we are yet another natural product of the earth, all of our waste and manipulation of chemicals and materials, 100% natural.
Thesilent One
April 17, 2022 at 12:24 am
You can’t burn it.
But we can’t dump it into the ocean getting the same effects you mention with burning.
What about all the methane we just let out and don’t collect.
Why don’t we use more Lava rock and stop logging are endangered forests.
Why don’t we force farmers to stop destroying the land for generations and call it feeding the world.
katherine gregory
April 17, 2022 at 12:27 am
I love nerds
wolf boy pros
April 17, 2022 at 12:29 am
If only most recycling didn’t go to the land fill it would be better, alot of the green tech waste companies just take your money and have a slave in China burn the electronics for gold and pay them pennies, a good thing to focus on would be longer life in the things we use, focus on cars that go 1+ million miles and getting electric cars that don’t pollute way more than gas bc in the current stage gas is 100x better for the environmental than the lithium filled toxic waste we call a tesla, when that battery goes its over, they show no interest in making easier to maintain vehicles meaning you are burning the environment not saving it with a tesla, a diesel pickup truck is more efficient and better for the environment rn, you can actually fix one of those…
DUME
April 17, 2022 at 12:36 am
I was thinking ‘how interest can garbage be’ and this lady is SO smart and there is SO much to this 🤯 I wish amazon would make that change she mentions
DeVon McIntyre
April 17, 2022 at 1:07 am
Bet.
Jazaye
April 17, 2022 at 1:17 am
Much needed.
vrsvmo sedvosemdfov
April 17, 2022 at 1:28 am
Question on thumbnail wasn’t even brought up. Are they actively trying to make this unenjoyable?
Zach weyrauch
April 17, 2022 at 8:50 pm
Her take on recycling completely ignores the efficiency of our “recycling economy”.
What’s described in this video makes sense but dodges the question of whether recycling is valuable. Currently in America recycling is only efficient for metals. Paper takes more energy to pulp wash and reform than just growing a new tree (not exactly a solution either… if only we all had screens in our pocket and could stop printing so many things) and plastic recycling has been a weird lie for its entire existence.
cdoublejj
April 17, 2022 at 9:30 pm
Most plastics are not recyclable and there is a YouTube video explaining why plastic recycling is a scam and is fake I’m most cases
chris Jacks
April 17, 2022 at 9:37 pm
Volcanoes, most of them, were old mine dumps and no one is telling you the truth.
cdoublejj
April 17, 2022 at 9:38 pm
You brought up electronics recycling but not the right to repair or planned obsolescence. Never mind that manufacturers of moved to non-removable batteries which can lead to other issues
Alex 02
April 17, 2022 at 9:48 pm
Couldn’t we counter balance land subsidence with landfill?
BakonKing
April 17, 2022 at 9:51 pm
A trash is just a LEGO set with a couple moles of atomic pieces.
A half eaten buffalo wing has delicious carbon hydrogen nitrogen oxygen calcium phosphorus magnesium potassium 🤤
Polyester? Polystyrene? Those are just graphene ultracapacitors that don’t know it yet.
Ukraine survival in war
April 17, 2022 at 9:59 pm
There’s a youtube video showing some people throwing just a couple of bags of trash into a volcano. HUGE explosion. Smoke and whatever might look like smoke like the volcano was erupting, I can’t emphasize enough how scary it was.
Not a good idea.
Courtney M
April 17, 2022 at 10:16 pm
wait, did she ever address why we shouldn’t throw our trash in a volcano? (I can guess the answer, but I’d like to hear her answer. Did I just zone out at the wrong time?)
intrepidOlivia
April 17, 2022 at 10:28 pm
When I call myself a “garbage nerd” it means a totally different thing than when she does it.
ozlekosusturu
April 17, 2022 at 10:33 pm
i love her??
Abhishek Kanyal
April 17, 2022 at 10:35 pm
Is she actually okay with shooting waste into space, if not for the issue of energy it takes… Geez what an “expert” on waste
JustPassingThrough
April 17, 2022 at 10:44 pm
This was very informative. Side note, I now know what I sound like when I talk about the intricacies of my job lol
Queen hWitch Melody
April 17, 2022 at 10:49 pm
I never understood why, if we can make all these harmful materials like plastic by starting with naturally found materials, why we can’t just un-make them and reduce them back to their natural components. I just looked it up, and apparently some companies are trying to do that, but it’s probably going to be awhile until it’s widely implemented
Nick Sayer
April 17, 2022 at 11:04 pm
Landfills are not a bad thing, and we are not running out of space for them. And if in some glorious future we discover that the stuff we buried has some great value, we can just go dig it back up.
Young Dre Flaco
April 17, 2022 at 11:05 pm
too nuanced of an approach. no one’s gonna wanna do anything if they have to do 200 things.
angellacasas
April 17, 2022 at 11:24 pm
This video is so cool, but it would be nice to find the subtitles in other languages in order to spread this valuable info to non-english speakers, thanks!!
Wolffe
April 17, 2022 at 11:45 pm
So, wait a minute. We don’t use volcanoes because it’s against the “No burning” rule? Really!? That’s the only reason?! If there’s no downside to using a volcano, throw the mountains of trash we have right now in a volcano and then move forward with the better options. Why are we not using volcanoes as a reset button? We are trying to save the planet, but also not wanting to reset the bad choices we made in the past.
Throw away the trash in a volcano. Implement better solutions for trash management so we never have the same problem again.
Marshall Green
April 17, 2022 at 11:51 pm
recycling is a lie.
Kevin Hambel
April 17, 2022 at 11:58 pm
This is great information and was presented wonderfully!
Spine Grinder
April 18, 2022 at 12:07 am
i thought you meant ridiculous questions but i’ll take this
G YTCommnts
April 18, 2022 at 12:20 am
The fact that there is a Zero Waste movement, community, and organizations gives me hope. There’s a very low chance that we can beat this environmental problem as a race if we handle it as an “individuals behavior” problem. We need to solve this working with institutions, organizations and governments, to push the environmental care as direct actions being applied worldwide. For example, solving the lack of biodegradable (earth friendly) plastics problem or the packaging of things that need to last in different levels, can’t be solved as individuals.
Draco Venit
April 18, 2022 at 12:26 am
In Cities Skylines I use recycling centres as a source of materials for my generalised industrial areas. I will have one landfill and several recycling facilities around it, then have a waste transfer facility closer to town.
hereitgosagain12
April 18, 2022 at 12:28 am
Starbucks using 10% recycled material in a cup you’ve to put 100% of in a landfill is exactly why the planet is being destroyed. Capitalism will green wash its crimes against the planet right up to the point where all economies collapse under the environmental crisis. Conde nast who made this video will never tell you about this.
A Sketchbook
April 18, 2022 at 1:03 am
@Amazon…did you hear that? Demand recycled material for your packaging…purchase recycled/compostable packaging….hurry up.
Samantha Lieberg
April 18, 2022 at 1:22 am
I have been trying to go into my zero waste journey and it is really hard but if everyone does enough research and find what works with them then it’ll make such a difference and find a support system because alot of people will have something to say
Ronell Cross
April 18, 2022 at 5:56 pm
I can’t believe I just watch 15 minutes of recycling/waste questions, and I was thoroughly entertained. WTAF!
Jeniffer A
April 18, 2022 at 6:36 pm
Question. So i get that throwing waste into a volcano is a no-no. BUT, what if we burned(incinerated) in a contained area that locked up those gases / and chemical wastes inside a capsule that can then be potentially released into space like every 5 years or so?
K G
April 18, 2022 at 6:38 pm
First of all, let’s talk about how amazing she is at educating… Excellent job Ma’am 💯 And on a topic that most people have no interest in… You took a 😴😴😴 topic and made it interesting 🎉. Well done.
zedoud12
April 18, 2022 at 6:41 pm
Composting bins are going to be happening across CA this year. They already have them at my apartment complex.
Hailey Potter
April 18, 2022 at 6:43 pm
Your sweater is super cute! I want one 😛
Jiji
April 18, 2022 at 7:06 pm
The landfill near me says maybe 1 out of 10 recycling truckloads gets brought in to sort and actually recycle. The others go right in with the rest of the trash. They said they’ve been doing their recycling program for a decade and have extended the life of the landfill by 2 months. Not saying recycling is a scam but the process for it is super super inefficient.
Determined DIYer
April 18, 2022 at 7:08 pm
You’re not supposed to put animal parts in compost though, right? Because that’s what I have always been taught.
Kino Kaedehara
April 18, 2022 at 7:39 pm
Burning things is fine if there’s no other practical alternative since you can just recapture the energy. Something that is not practical to reuse, recycle, or compost is better off burnt to produce usable energy 🙂
Cameron Bouchard
April 18, 2022 at 8:00 pm
Plumbing has only been around since the 1850s it’s not even 200 years old yet
Saga Söderhäll
April 18, 2022 at 8:02 pm
Im also a garbage-recycling-nerd!!! Where can i get an education for this?
Mikey Marxx
April 18, 2022 at 8:08 pm
How about a 3 story incinerator? Level 1 where the workers would only be allowed. They put the trash that can’t be reused into some contraption that takes it to level 2. Level 2 is the incinerator. First it would smash all the garbage like a garbage truck then melt it all, letting all the smoke into level 3. Level 3 has no windows or cracks or anything at all for that matter. Just a big empty fuckin room where the smoke can’t get out & just disappear over time.
JDiizzlle
April 18, 2022 at 8:16 pm
3:28 This whole segment is honestly part of why people don’t bother recycling. The rules are different not only for the item, but also where you live. I recycle/compost and educate myself about both because I think it’s important, but the average person isn’t going to go through the hassle of learning about that. You can have whatever opinion you want on that, but that doesn’t change the reality. If the plan is to wait on people to get motivated enough about recycling to learn about it, you’re never going to accomplish the real goal.
David Cordero Chavarría
April 18, 2022 at 8:35 pm
is it just me who thinks it should have been “Waste Management Consultant answers questions”?
Whistling Whiskers
April 18, 2022 at 8:44 pm
My bad food is usually quite chilly… 😎
N.D. Magoo
April 18, 2022 at 9:23 pm
Isn’t “but we’d be wasting all the value put into the thing (by burning it in a volcano)” a sunk cost fallacy?
TFViper
April 18, 2022 at 9:30 pm
wonder when shes gunna talk about how all of our post-consumer raw materials get shipped on cargo ships to other third world countries so they can dig through it all for the scraps to sell back to the US.
That is Confidential
April 18, 2022 at 10:01 pm
Is it not true that most plastic cannot be ♻️, and that most materials that can be ♻️ can only be recycled so many times?
Jefferson D'arcy
April 18, 2022 at 10:21 pm
Why even answer the trash to space question? To anyone with a 3rd grade education, it is obviously not possible, nor feasible.
Augusto de Oliveira
April 18, 2022 at 10:41 pm
The Volcano idea sounds like an episode of the Pink Panther Show.
Kate MacDonald
April 18, 2022 at 10:52 pm
I’d like some info on solar panels. I read that solar panel waste is many times more toxic than nuclear waste, and that things like hurricanes or hail can crack the glass on solar farms and leach out heavy metals. I’d love a myth buster session on that…I get anxious about all the panels going up right now, and wish we could find a way to use less electricity instead
qetgfef
April 18, 2022 at 11:20 pm
in village life u don’t make any garbage,, the problem is,,,no one is interested in village life🥱
TheSkinnzer
April 18, 2022 at 11:41 pm
Ash is still ash bro. Law of Conservation of Matter….
Kelly D
April 18, 2022 at 11:56 pm
I did not realize my clothes with synthetic fibers are shedding micro plastics. Ugh. Glad I learned this, but just awful
Jp
April 19, 2022 at 12:33 am
iam not pawing through my garbage like a filthy raccoon
Brenda
April 19, 2022 at 12:41 am
Love this! Everyone should aspire to be zero waste
Mister Sonnen
April 19, 2022 at 4:46 pm
She’s a waste management consultant.
Electrotronic
April 19, 2022 at 5:11 pm
Tampons?
Brandon Young
April 19, 2022 at 6:09 pm
Were do you stand o pyrolysis or htc cycle?
Brandon Young
April 19, 2022 at 6:11 pm
Wait, wasn’t plastic (oil) once alive?
Joseph Wallace
April 19, 2022 at 6:26 pm
Zero waste is a fun idea, but no where near reality. Won’t happen because people will always be the main cause, driving down the highway and throwing your bag of delicious McDonald’s out the window that your family of 4 finished. BTW I was joking, fast food is disgusting.
The Underdog
April 19, 2022 at 6:33 pm
So most people own a phone, right? Think of a society that each person owns a bowl, a cup, a straw, a spoon, etc, and was kept in a small bag or backpack that you would take everywhere. If you went to a place to eat you would bring your own bowl, cup etc and the restaurant only provides the food. How much waste would we eliminate?
John G
April 19, 2022 at 6:38 pm
The majority of the problems with our waste removal are literally just symptoms capitalism. Companies don’t want to spend more on compostable packaging so they make cheap plastic. Half of the numbers on a resin identification code can’t be recycled because corporations are trying to trick you into thinking they’re more green than they really are. If we make every system with the intention of squeezing the most money out of it, then we can guarantee that these kinds of practices will continue into the future. The only way to stop these problems are to create more government controls and oversights to MANDATE that companies follow green practices. Otherwise, future generations will be drowning in our trash and oil.
Liliana Gomez
April 19, 2022 at 6:52 pm
You stopped me midway to throwing a bunch of old food in the toilet 😬
Earl Britt
April 19, 2022 at 7:13 pm
Just another expert with blah blah blah about problem and a million of reasons we can’t do something. Making companies responsible is obviously beyond these people.
Erin Eddy
April 19, 2022 at 7:16 pm
I did learn something! Thank you for your presentation.
mannyfestoINS
April 19, 2022 at 7:22 pm
2 things. First I wish she was more truthful about the inadequacies of recycling. 2nd I wish she spoke about the real potential answers to climate change which is to vote for people that make it a priority to address such issues. Dem or rep it doesn’t matter as long as the issue is seriously addressed.
Lord
April 19, 2022 at 8:10 pm
She did not gave a real answer on using volcanoes. We are already burning the garbage. Throwing it into a hole would be better then burning it on a field and using coal.
ObiWan PEZ
April 19, 2022 at 8:17 pm
14:00 – A lot of oils can freeze down-pipe and create “fat-bergs” which can cause clogs. I compost as much of my foodstuffs as I can. Meat & dairy are not great for indoor composting due to the smell, but can be buried outside.
Ian Tyree
April 19, 2022 at 8:28 pm
so interesting and scary
Mike Walterich
April 19, 2022 at 8:32 pm
Incineration of waste is bad, but what about pyrolysis? Plasma gasification can recycle anything (as long as it isn’t radioactive).
Gromlek
April 19, 2022 at 9:39 pm
In the discussion of what materials get put where, it would be well to remember that most don’t have a degree in material handling nor any desire to acquire said degree. While I’m glad that there are people with such interests, please quit acting like that knowledge is universal or ever will be.
Ethan Black
April 19, 2022 at 10:39 pm
oh my god be extremely careful flushing things down the toilet
borandiUK
April 19, 2022 at 11:16 pm
Some of these are very US specific. Part of garbage literacy should be that cpu tries outside the US exist.
John Wise
April 19, 2022 at 11:39 pm
Great video, thank you.
Amazing Supergirl
April 19, 2022 at 11:45 pm
I live in the country and toss all food scraps in the field Birds take the grains and most of the rest is gone by morning. Anything left just goes into the ground. In 100 years there should be a bunch of avocado and fruit trees out there 😅😍
Adrienne Fundy
April 20, 2022 at 12:09 am
I SEE THAT SMUCKERS NATURAL PEANUT BUTTER JAR U GOT
coont_tracker_69
April 20, 2022 at 12:26 am
What a NWO shill this woman is
Dylan H
April 20, 2022 at 12:51 am
You could probably flush or compost Nickelodeon Slime. Their wiki says it’s made of “a mix of vanilla pudding, apple sauce, green food coloring and a little oatmeal”
Bonni Goat
April 20, 2022 at 12:59 am
Tbh corporations need to watch this instead of individual people
Jene Clyde
April 20, 2022 at 1:16 am
I am going to be honest the take; Don’t burn garbage because it devalues the labor and effort someone put into making the object is not a great take. Many countries outside of the U.S. use Waste to Energy. It’s a not a great look, do better.
Robert Metivier
April 20, 2022 at 2:25 pm
I was told recycling plastic ends up in that floating island in the ocean?
Sarge
April 20, 2022 at 3:29 pm
but given our current model of recycling does it really use more emissions to make say a new can when the recycled one must first be collected in a truck driven to a recycling center to be driven to a central hub to then be sent to a port to be shipped across the world to a poorer country to then actually be sorted with whats less valuable going onto subsequent faccilities for lesser valuable items to be sorted out for the good stuff to then be proccessed turned back into aluminum sold back to the place of origin shipped over?
i can see how recycling is better if it worked how we like to think it does but we dont actually recycle in the us and uk we sell our recyclables to other countries to deal with
meanwhile especially with plastics theese poorer countries cant afford to landfill the real waste left over so resoirt to illigal dumping often in oceans which whilst im being made to feel guilty every time i put a plastic straw in the garbage theres “recycling” facilities who are dumping plastics by the tonne into the oceans
Jimbo 0117
April 20, 2022 at 3:54 pm
One of the subjects not covered is why some communities only recycle certain “recycle numbers”. Which ones are recyclable in your community all comes down to money. The company performing the recycling process needs to be able to make a profit during that process. In some market situations the amount of labor and cost required to recycle a particular material is greater than what the raw materials produced by that recycling process are worth on the open market
WIRED
April 20, 2022 at 4:12 pm
Want to know more about garbage? Check out our Tech Support with this former sanitation commissioner >>
Rajneesh Kumar
April 20, 2022 at 6:19 pm
how did u became a waste expert
Ben's Brick Designs
April 20, 2022 at 6:59 pm
This is important. Thank you for posting.
lightdark00
April 20, 2022 at 7:00 pm
I learned I should flush slices of bread down the toilet!
Julie Martin
April 20, 2022 at 7:09 pm
It’s awesome Cecily Strong has a cool side job
gwen everett
April 20, 2022 at 8:12 pm
Excellent source of info! Well done.
benjamin richards
April 20, 2022 at 9:15 pm
I feel like saying we can’t use volcanoes because “alliance I’m in doesn’t want us to” is dodging the question. I know it’s a stupid question but come on.
TheFlutecart
April 20, 2022 at 9:20 pm
OK- Volcanoes as incinerators. at least someone is thinking, that’s a good sign. But we need to make less trash to begin with.
unter hose
April 20, 2022 at 9:25 pm
She doesnt answer the questions ,she gives her view
Adjunify
April 20, 2022 at 9:51 pm
So basically Waste Experts are simply paid hoarders. lol Good to know.
Aaron Klapheck
April 20, 2022 at 10:07 pm
After using electronics, sell them on eBay. You make money and the item gets re-used.
Gerardo Salazar
April 20, 2022 at 10:14 pm
Is it true that You need to add more lye if You are making biodiésel and your used oil is more acidic?
Seven Bates
April 20, 2022 at 10:23 pm
She did a great job with every single question except for the volcano one you advertised. Zero waste goals are great, but the principal reason we don’t use volcanoes for incinerators, is because they are terrible incinerators. They do not incinerate waste to a level where it would go away. Tthey would just leave giant piles of toxic chemicals, and semi burnt waste, in volcanic rock.
StillSaltyDeadGuy Lul
April 20, 2022 at 10:44 pm
Seems like a b..ch
The Seventh Generation
April 20, 2022 at 11:29 pm
She’s nothing more than a well paid liar. You can see the gluttony written all over her face.
donHooligan
April 20, 2022 at 11:53 pm
if they actually recycled recyclables.
look into that….a “Climate Town” video, maybe.
nswr vfx
April 21, 2022 at 12:03 am
this is honestly the most informative wired interview i’ve seen
RICHARD Anderson
April 21, 2022 at 12:48 am
Why dont we use AAs as slaves?
RICHARD Anderson
April 21, 2022 at 12:48 am
Naggers
RICHARD Anderson
April 21, 2022 at 12:49 am
Why don’t we use AAs as slaves?
N P
April 21, 2022 at 12:55 am
The Biggest reason for recycling is we have a finite amount of material on this planet after mining or pumping it up. every piece we have used should be reused as much as possible. While we can always mine or pump more it will become slowly harder and harder and more expensive to pull that material up. at some point they may even start going through old land fills to reuse plastics and metals that were dumped. Reduction of cost and increase in supply are the biggest reason for recycling just look at WW2 and how steel and iron limits caused a shortage.
maylingrace
April 21, 2022 at 1:27 am
I recycle and compost and see all the good arguments for reducing waste. But I don’t understand why “respect” should be part of the argument. What does it even mean to respect a plastic bag?
G Gonzalez
April 21, 2022 at 1:40 am
Crazy how you can be so educated and still talk as if everything’s a questioooon?
Katie Allan
April 21, 2022 at 1:54 am
“can’t we just launch our garbage into space?” Ugh. People who think like that guy are the problem.
Richard
April 21, 2022 at 3:23 am
Hahaha I love how excited she is about composting.
Blue 6uru
April 21, 2022 at 4:04 am
Soooo, if my clothes are constantly flaking plastic, wouldn’t they be shredding my cells on a molecular level? Like couldn’t that cause cancer if my DNA is being pelted with shards of plastic molecules?
Mook Faru
April 21, 2022 at 4:16 am
Too much: Danger, transportation cost
Breaking Brad
April 21, 2022 at 7:16 am
Sounds like she just wants me to buy something… very naive
LORD RYAN98
April 21, 2022 at 7:25 am
She is heavily biased and that means not credible and she never talked about how much of the things that people say you should recycle and actually be recycled or at its more pollution and harm trying to recycle them then just throwing it away and also a place that is the size of Rhode Island has more than enough space to hold the USA trash for decades-centuries
Piemasteratron
April 21, 2022 at 10:57 am
Exploding lithium ion batteries? Going to check my electronics draw!
My stuff
April 21, 2022 at 1:14 pm
I put my stuff in the recycling bin and then most of it ends up overseas instead of being recycled. Seems like it would be better to throw it in the trash so that it can go to a local landfill. Less travel energy wasted and it’s not cluttering up someone else’s environment.
Mac_Raymond
April 21, 2022 at 3:38 pm
No burning, no discharge…I’m in
dontcallmefelicia
April 21, 2022 at 4:23 pm
fun to see this video pop up the morning after my recycling bin was stolen
excitement for waste manifests in various ways
Penguin Commando
April 21, 2022 at 5:30 pm
Hopefully they’re recycling properly
Robert Pirlot
April 21, 2022 at 5:46 pm
Don’t tell her that most recycled products go in the garbage after spending tons of carbon emission moving to another country. Or it’s just dumped into your own garbage dump.
Bruce Schneier
April 21, 2022 at 6:22 pm
So a self proclaimed expert who is a green activist for a website that lists people’s pronouns under their pictures. Not an actual expert. Got it.
Taga Way
April 21, 2022 at 7:16 pm
Ok I understand her answer
But Volcanoes are already burning. Have we tried using Volcanoes to burn stuff before?
😅 I think we go to try it at least once.
Molly Cicola
April 21, 2022 at 7:25 pm
@amazon, do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Angel Gonzalez
April 21, 2022 at 8:19 pm
Material girl!
William Parks
April 21, 2022 at 8:45 pm
99.999 percent of recycled plastic doesn’t get recycled. It’s a scam
vangogh330
April 21, 2022 at 10:17 pm
Those were garbage questions.
ELDuPont
April 22, 2022 at 12:46 am
The person that shipped that amazon box probably ran out of more appropriately sized packaging. When they pack boxes, they have to rely on another person to keep their supplies stocked. and if you stop to wait, there’s consequences.
Burt Wilderdeud
April 22, 2022 at 1:00 am
Those are some incredibly stupid questions for adults to ask, and it’s proof that not only can we not handle voting and politics as a population with worthless educations, but that people can’t understand basic concepts like mass and matter.
Otim
April 22, 2022 at 1:20 am
Such an informative video, always wondered about a lot of the stuff she covered 😊
Jerome Wink
April 22, 2022 at 1:35 am
My recycler doesn’t even reference recycling codes which I think makes the codes pointless here.
Dv
April 22, 2022 at 2:49 am
asking wired is like asking the palm reader
rave400 V
April 22, 2022 at 4:28 am
It seems better to burn it than letting it accumulate uncontrollably that it impacts the environment for many, many generations. “It will pollute the air” but at least animals, soil, and the environment won’t choke on these disgusting debris for the next 700+ years until it’s finally decomposed.
Andy Valenzuela
April 22, 2022 at 6:25 am
Of course she didn’t talk about the number one polluter… China.
Sarah Flanagan
April 22, 2022 at 6:52 am
Buuuuuut what’s a cost/benefit analysis of landfills versus volcanoes? 👀
Dustin Ross
April 22, 2022 at 9:27 am
My garbage is separated by people at the garbage place, so I have no reason to separate it myself, thank god.
Dustin Ross
April 22, 2022 at 9:30 am
If you make it more costly, then I swear I will make it worth the cost. Meaning It’ll become harder for those who separate it. So just stop forcing me to recycle, I promise if you charge me I will only make it tougher for them
M
April 22, 2022 at 10:00 am
I could listen to this woman talk about trash all day
yuranamo
April 22, 2022 at 1:21 pm
I feel so helpless, I wish mode companies and government reduced waste
Carly3008
April 22, 2022 at 3:31 pm
Here’s a loose association for you: The whole world turning into a landfill gives me the premise of Wally (movie). Wally World is what I call Walmart. Walmart is a big company that creates/sells thousands of products that likely end up in landfills… hmm 🤨🧐🤓 not to call out just Walmart but….
Bob Bobson
April 22, 2022 at 4:25 pm
Volcanoes already do all those things you said it would do though.
Amanda Fung
April 23, 2022 at 12:52 am
Loveddd Meredith’s energy and general optimistic vibe! Thinking about waste/recycling and how many problems we have right now with our current system of waste management usually makes me feel really pessimistic about it all but Meredith’s enthusiasm was a breath of fresh air 🙂
Lu _
April 23, 2022 at 12:42 pm
This might be one of the most interesting wired videos I‘ve ever seen
Alex Ruas
April 23, 2022 at 1:12 pm
4:33 gets starbucks once:
Invox
April 23, 2022 at 1:37 pm
So, the reason we don’t throw garbage into volcanos is that… It’s never been done before!? 🤔
Lylabean
April 23, 2022 at 3:13 pm
Ok so we need to stop cutting down trees, but zero waste stuff is always packed in cardboard or paper? I’m confused 🤔
fungi in the woods
April 23, 2022 at 8:12 pm
“Why don’t we use volcanoes as waste incinerators?”
Bruh because burning isn’t annihilation of chemicals
Alexander Kottner
April 23, 2022 at 11:25 pm
Why such unnecessary hate? I thought the questions were pretty good
First Name Last Name
April 24, 2022 at 8:25 am
Why can’t i just take my soda bottle somewhere and get it filled with more soda? why dose it have to be grinned down into sand and made into a new bottle?
also why do they ask we keep the lids on the bottles? they are not glass or the same number of plastic and in my city they cant accept those numbers.
Rezin 8
April 24, 2022 at 9:38 am
Boston Massachusetts has the Nation’s oldest solid waste incinerator 🇺🇸♻️⚠️ and it fails inspection quarterly, but still burns 🤣🤦♂️🏴☠️🏴☠️
Rezin 8
April 24, 2022 at 9:45 am
Compost/Biogas….you can heat your water and cook on your stove with compost gases ♻️⚠️🤌🥸
n
April 24, 2022 at 10:56 am
She is a compost expert, not a waste expert…
We are never going to run out of landfills. That is just not a problem we are facing.
There are LOTS of empty land on Earth. We are going to live on Mars way before we can ever get anywhere close to running of space for our rubbish…
Logan Fetter
April 24, 2022 at 3:18 pm
Product packaging needs to be made with biodegradable materials… That would solve everything
The One Mortem
April 24, 2022 at 4:32 pm
I’m totally flushing a loaf of bread down the toilet.
MrKirby365
April 24, 2022 at 5:40 pm
That’s good and all but the reality is that States up here they still don’t recycle their recycling they just burn it. At least here in the northeast we have an issue with that because most of the States don’t want to pay for recycling because it costs more than just manufacturing new. And there are plastic companies that we aren’t holding responsible enough and There’s a lot more we could do for recycling but companies try to place the blame on the individual person.
Uncle Creepy
April 24, 2022 at 6:54 pm
When it said waste expert answers garbage questions, I thought this was going to be a segment about CNN.
BlackPenguin2
April 24, 2022 at 8:37 pm
This was genuinely so amazingly informative
Aura Skjenna
April 25, 2022 at 6:12 am
“Every time you spend a dollar, you are voting in what kind of future you want the world to be.” Reduce.Reuse.Recycle. Respect your planet. Onus is on every individual.
Normie who draws on paper
April 25, 2022 at 6:52 am
“garbage nerd” is something I’d never thought I’d hear
JonnyPhive
April 25, 2022 at 9:37 am
What about continental subduction zones? David Brin in the uplift saga suggested them as a means for civilizations to erase the waste of their occupation of a planet when that planet is laid fallow to allow new species to evolve there.
MrPhaff
April 25, 2022 at 11:53 am
I too consider myself to be a waste expert. I’m very good at procrastination
Ryan D94
April 25, 2022 at 1:47 pm
In the future we’ll have huge trash space ships thatll just dump it all in deep space or fling into the sun
coryboo uwu
April 25, 2022 at 1:59 pm
I recently opened up my old furby to see a battery had leaked and ate away part of the mechanism
Maximus and Seneca Global llc
April 25, 2022 at 5:18 pm
there is something called ADIABATIC processes that can be used in canisters to get rid of waste
Harold Lee
April 25, 2022 at 5:34 pm
If recycling actually matters as much as Meredith would suggest, recycling would lead to cheaper production costs. However, in the example of plastics, it is less expensive to make new than it is to recycle. Kind of a conundrum…
War Robots Azure Dragon
April 25, 2022 at 5:34 pm
1:27 she totally didn’t answer the question lol. I’m guessing the person asked because maybe burning waste in volcanoes might be more healthy to earth.
Frank Myers
April 26, 2022 at 1:00 am
1. It’s never appropriate to flush things down the toilet. It’s not meant for that. It’s meant for human waste.
2. DO NOT put nickelodeon slime into the drain line unless you like paying plumbers.
Kevin Frost
April 26, 2022 at 3:44 am
Is it okay for grease to be flushed down a toilet???
Paul Gill
April 26, 2022 at 6:46 am
How often do you have to deal with the Mafia? or are you in the Mafia and you have to say that there is no such thing?
Magdra
April 26, 2022 at 12:45 pm
Think you could have given a better answer on why we won’t launch garbage into space. Basically the same reason we won’t launch nuclear waste into space. It’s not that it’s not “worth the energy”. It’d absolutely be worth the energy, but still a bad idea.
The Butler
April 26, 2022 at 12:49 pm
I doubt the value of things when it’s mostly factory made, but I guess collecting raw materials to make stuff isn’t easy
Shawn S
April 26, 2022 at 6:10 pm
This is like the sister of the Technology Connections guy.
J G
April 26, 2022 at 8:36 pm
Let’s throw all the woke people into a volcano or launch them into space.
ZAP_Collection
April 26, 2022 at 9:51 pm
What about using a gigantic trebuchet to fling the trash into space?
A rocket uses so much energy because it has to lift itself (and the weight of its fuel) in addition to the payload.
So just throw it really, really hard. Problem solved
info mus
April 26, 2022 at 9:51 pm
How exactly does anyone think this would solve anything?
risistor318
April 27, 2022 at 5:05 am
Fantastic video offerring insight into appropriate vocabulary and terminology and some of the things that SHOULD be legislated into law. A good entry point into the topic of recycling and sustainability. Thank you 🙂
Troy Morrow
April 27, 2022 at 7:14 am
She’s a druid witch and I love her
scordeteyla
April 27, 2022 at 10:17 am
I heard flushing food down the toilet is a surefire movie to attract rats, so no thank you. I put in the bin or in the compost
Robert Mcwhinney
April 27, 2022 at 8:43 pm
This might be the dumbest question I’ve ever heard, yeah get the volcano full of crap and when it erupts it will blow that crap back out all over You!🤣
Machen Savira
April 28, 2022 at 8:10 am
can we throw our trash government into a volcano?
Chubbz
April 29, 2022 at 1:42 am
saw the title and assumed it was just normal twitter questions so consider me pleasantly surprised
Bruce Ludlow
April 29, 2022 at 5:16 am
tech fascists love this movement. put the onus on the individual, 100% idealism, literally nothing will ever ever ever ever get solved this way
Aiman Nazmi
April 29, 2022 at 3:33 pm
11:43 Our world will become like in Wall-E
CallMeGailyn
April 29, 2022 at 4:30 pm
My first fantasy novel was inspired by composting. lol Nomaris:The Edge of Remembering was accidentally a promo toward planet-wide veganism (I am not vegan) because of my love and respect for compost.
Sean Ormond
April 29, 2022 at 6:14 pm
then why is burning on farms and rural communities still ok?
Gabriel Guynn
April 30, 2022 at 7:59 pm
What is the difference between just dumping everything in a landfill vs a volcano? I don’t think fast fashion respects “human labor”.
NAgi- Pantsu Connoisseur
April 30, 2022 at 11:00 pm
And then she pulls out her comically large thermometer
Captain Nemo
May 1, 2022 at 7:27 pm
I am supposed to be educated in science and engineering and stuff, but I periodically find myself pondering how we could make technical use of volcanoes. 😂
Terra Torment
May 1, 2022 at 7:54 pm
answer: because this isn’t minecraft
gmy33
May 1, 2022 at 8:43 pm
Yes amazone should do better packadging .. but we should order less .. and dont demand overnight shipping … !!!!!
Love
May 2, 2022 at 1:22 pm
Thank you for explaining the difference between biodegradable and certified compostable!
Brad Rozycki
May 2, 2022 at 2:59 pm
“You Either Die as this lady, Or You Live Long Enough To See Yourself Become a Hoarder.” – Harvey Dent
Liiliana López
May 2, 2022 at 4:02 pm
This is a good one.
▫️ CB x Jr ▫️
May 3, 2022 at 12:56 pm
I like her Dress 👗🙂
Kevin Tjia
May 3, 2022 at 7:11 pm
If you’re recycling electronics you should know they are making money off your junk – some places pay you for your old broken electronics.
Before you give away free $$ check to see if a local place pays for electronics.
Laura Stinar
May 4, 2022 at 2:57 am
She is AMAZING. Like the coolest nerd that’s not a nerd but a genius and fabulous human being
Mark Russell
May 4, 2022 at 4:54 am
She’s right products today are so complex in their structure it’s hard for people to just think where to properly put it. The best case scenario is companies should promote the use of reusable or maybe bring your own things. For example, if you order a coffee maybe the barista could use your mug or cup.
Genshin Mobile
May 4, 2022 at 5:13 am
J tell Starbucks make whole fkn cup all plastic or all recycled. So we can just throw in one bag.
Dawn 666
May 4, 2022 at 3:59 pm
Better answer to the volcano question.
Francis Duarte
May 4, 2022 at 7:59 pm
So we don’t throw things on volcanoes out of respect?
NightShadow7847
May 4, 2022 at 9:11 pm
Starbucks just got free advertisement
Dancing Demon
May 4, 2022 at 9:27 pm
Its important to recycle, but also, recycling doesn’t always get recycled, especially plastic. in fact, as of this year, only 13% of plastic that is sent for recycling actually gets recycled on a global level. When plastic does get recycled, the recycling plant still has to melt it down to make new plastic, which releases toxins into the atmosphere, as well as exposing and endangering nearby neighborhoods to that byproduct. Any plastic that doesn’t get recycled is put in landfills. Long story short, the best thing you can do is reduce plastic usage as much as possible.
Laron Dormeuse
May 5, 2022 at 6:16 am
Sorry to be the party pooper, but most recycling doesn’t matter as most material doesn’t get recycled. Compound packaging is terrible to be recycled, some things are recyclable in parts, but not fully.
Hermit Card
May 5, 2022 at 9:36 pm
Isn’t recycling more expensive and complex than corporations making new plastic?
Zaroko
May 5, 2022 at 11:14 pm
Remember y’all, its ONLY our fault not them multi billion companies
Lex Hdz
May 6, 2022 at 1:25 am
in Spain we have a bin for plastics and containers (aka plastic lined paper containers), one for organic matter (paper that is covered in organic matter also goes here), one for miscellaneos stuff (like cans and cellulose items) and then one for glass
Don The Spotter
May 7, 2022 at 11:21 pm
Only thing worth recycling is metal. Plastic paper mostly doesn’t get recycled
ChemicalXII
May 8, 2022 at 1:30 am
1:24 , “Volcano question.”.
YAMO
May 9, 2022 at 3:35 am
Really loved this one! What about those compost bags? Are they really compostable?
Hope
May 10, 2022 at 4:59 am
The fact she brought compost samples!! Love it!! This is such great content
Giovanna Moro
May 10, 2022 at 6:28 pm
If a product is not recyclable it shouldn’t be allowed in the market point . It doesn’t matter if that cup is made with a 10% of recycled fibers.10% is nothing and not awsome and in order to produce that 10% nothingness they cause lots of environmental damage. The goverment should impose the rules to manufacturers and distributers , amazon shouldn’t decide the when and how . It’s that simple . For marketing reasons a huge percent of products is not recyclable.
Savannah M. Laurentian
May 10, 2022 at 7:24 pm
Why don’t we use the entire planet as our dump bin? Oh, wait. We’ve already done that.
Darcy Doll
May 10, 2022 at 8:46 pm
I’m embarrassed to admit that I thought a Starbucks cup counted as paper. Totally didn’t factor in a cup lining. Yikes. Learned a lot, thank you! 💜
Heavy Metal Sonic
May 11, 2022 at 1:03 pm
I thought those wood shavings were ramen noodles. 😂
Paul Schreiber
May 12, 2022 at 1:39 am
Staples and Best Buy will take electronics for recycling.
Michael Challis
May 12, 2022 at 1:43 am
Some of those were garbage questions, but the rest were pretty good.
egg bun
May 12, 2022 at 8:41 pm
this was one of my favorites!!!! so interesting, I love her. we really do have a long way to go but I’m so glad that there are so many knowledgeable and educated ppl trying to find ways to implement change ❤️
SavageSavannah
May 12, 2022 at 11:31 pm
Can tell u how many times I’ve seen the “recycling” bin just be there for show and just go in w the rest of the garbage at various places.
Yungskiz
May 13, 2022 at 2:14 am
Recycling is a neat idea, but every other week the recycles get put in the garbage truck with the trash bags. I’ve started putting recycles out only on the weeks that the separate truck comes around and am waiting for the people in black suits show up at my door.
rinnylin
May 13, 2022 at 2:35 am
When I was in Japan you had to separate your trash- combustible, plastic, metal and plastics. I heard they wouldn’t take it if you didn’t separate it.
Tam Roberts
May 13, 2022 at 6:57 pm
Isn’t most of plastic basically non-recyclable and doesn’t it normally require more energy to recycle a product than to make a new one?
Youtube user
May 14, 2022 at 1:41 am
Nothing is going to change in this world as long as humans exist!
Alex K
May 15, 2022 at 8:29 pm
my wife: what are you watching?
me: a lady talking trash
Henry Wahl
May 16, 2022 at 7:16 am
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No shade, this lady is totes awesome.
Hridoy Govinda Das
May 18, 2022 at 2:24 am
3:25 🥩🍖🍗🥓 MEAT! 11:39 the world is a landfill
Royalist
May 18, 2022 at 12:44 pm
that introduction is top notch <3
The Ace Of Hearth
May 18, 2022 at 2:22 pm
If she is a Pokemon Trainer, I bet she uses a Trubbish.
Rachael
May 18, 2022 at 4:39 pm
Loved this!! Please have her back for more videos x